Mobile Number Portability

•
• Meaning
•
• How it will be
benefited to
mobile users
•
• Cost charged
•
•
 Where does it exists
currentely
• Number Portability is inevitable
– Deregulation and fair competition
– Strong competition in mobile markets
– Growing demand for “Single Number”
–
19981994 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

USA & Hong Kong Australia Finland Lithuani Canada

Canada Netherlands Denmark France a Egypt
UK Norway Ireland TaiwanJapan Malaysia
Canada Belgium Luxembourg Oman Singapor
Spain Germany Portugal Pakistane
Sweden Italy USA Austria Saudi Arabia
Switzerland Greece South Africa
USA South Korea

3
Factors Influencing Port Rate

Port Durations in Days by Country

• Subscriber Awareness:
Does the subscriber
understand Number
Portability and know
that it is available?
• Simplicity and Speed:
How easy is it to port a
number and how long
will the process take?
• Cost: How much will it cost
to port my number?

Australia

Netherla

Portugal
German
Sweden
Belgium

Switzerl

Greece
Finland

Norway
Ireland

United
Spain
Hong
USA

Italy
Source: ETO Report 2005